Improvement in cigar holders and perforators



ROBERT J. SHEEHY.

Improvement in Cigar-Hoders and Perforators..

No. 127,649, l Patemd lune 4.1872.

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PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT J. SEEEEY, OE BOSTON7 MASSAOEUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN CIGAR HOLDERS AND PERFORATORS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 127,649, dated June 4,1872.

Specification describing certain Improvements in smokers7 articles,combining a Cigar Perforator, Holder, Ste., invented by ROBERT J.SHEEHY, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts.

My invention relates to a cigar-perforator,

tering upon which shows their relative situav tions.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

a is a iiat, square piece or iioor, upon which the differentconveniences for smokers are secured. b is a cigar holder, constructedas usual. a' x are the openings to admit the cigars. c is a center pieceor stand, constructed for the convenience of the needle, &c. d is aneedle used to pierce the cigar longitudinally, clearing it, and causingit to draw 7 better and smoke more easily. c is a channel or trough,depressed sufficiently to allow the needle d to enter the center of thecigar. I j' is a receptacle for cigar-ashes, constructed as usual. g isa match-holder, also constructed as usual. h is a cup with a knife, c',projecting upward from its lower part. The tip of a cigar may be thrustupon this knife and a perforation produced in the cigar, So that bitingor cutting oii' the end of the cigar is avoided. j is a cup similar tothe cup h, having two knives, k k, to be used for the same purpose. l isa cup or plunger.4 m m are bent knives or cutters. n is a standard orpedestal, through which the foot of the cup l projects, and over whichthe knives slide. o o are rings holding the knives m m in place. p is aspiral spring holding up the cup or plunger l.

, These cutters or knives m m enter the Sides of the cigar instead ofthe end. To operate them, insert the tip of the cigar into the cup l,press it down, and the downward-moving cup l presses the lower ends ofthe cutters m m over the pedestal n and causes them to enter andperforatethe cigar at Opposite sides.

q is a cup, operating in a manner somewhat similar to the cup l. r 1^are the knives. y s is a spiral spring.

The cigar is inserted and pressed down as before, and the standard@forces the knives in the cigar. The knives spring out when the cup isreleased. y

In Fig. 3 the cup is represented as pressed down. A

t is a knife attached to the lower end of the cup or plunger q. 'u is ahorizontal openin g in the lower front portion of the standard c.

To operate it, thrust the tip of the cigar into the opening u and pressdown the plunger q, and the knife t will enter and perforate the cigar.

The advantages of aperforator are evident. It saves the annoyance ofbiting oif or cutting oft' the end of the cigar, and it also makes acigar a cleaner and neater thing to use, obviating all danger ofswallowing pieces of the cigar. It also saves the cigar. Many smokers,especially nervous persons, bite OE and throw away one-third of theircigars before finishing.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The arrangement of the cup l, knives m m, pedestal n, and spring 19,as and for the purposes hereinbefore set forth.

2. The arrangement of the cup q, spring s, knives r 1', standard c,openin g u, and knife t, as and'for the purposes above specilied.

3. The arrangement of thestandard c and its attachments, cups Z q hj,ash-box f, matchbox g, and holder b, as and for the purposes above setforth.

ROBERT J. SHEEHY.

Witnesses:

HENRY W. WILLIAMS, VICTOR O. JUST.

